Singeing-machine.



T. ALLSOP dz W. W. SIBSON.

' SINGEING MACHINE.

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919,999, Patented Apr. 27, 1909.

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T. ALLSOP & W. W. SIBSON.

SINGEING MACHINE.

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T. ALLSOP & W. W. SIBSON.

SINGEING MACHINE.

T. ALLSOP & W. W. SIBSON.

SINGEING MACHINE.

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THOMAS ALLSOI AND \VALTE'R SIBSON, OF PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA,ASSIGNORS TO THE PHILADELPHIA DRYING MACHINERY COMPANY, OF PHILADELPHIA,PENNSYL- VANIA, A CORPORATION OF PENNSYLVANIA.

SINGEING-MACHINE.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented April 27', 1909.

Application filed March 14, 1908. Serial No. 421,027.

To all zr/m-m it may concern:

' ie it known that we, TnoMAs ALLsor and Vaurcn V. Sinsox, citizens ofthe United States, residing at Philadelphia, in the county ofPhiladelphia and State of Pennsylvania, have invented certain new anduseful Improvements in singeing-\lachines; and we do hereby declare thefollowing to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention,such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains tomake and use the same.

This invention relates to improvements in singeing machines, and moreparticularly to that class of such machines designed for use infinishing stockings.

In the art as heretofore practiced machines have been provided whereinthe stockings are supported during the singeing operation through themedium of forms, these latter being generally boards upon which thestockings are stretched. These boards have had no fixed path of movementthrough the machines, neither has it been possible to pass the singeingflames through the interstices of the stockings, the boards formingsolid barriers to the flames, so that by the use of the boards thosemachines depending thereon for the support of the stockings during thesingeing operation are incapable of perfectly removing the loose fibers,or giving to the stockings the high grade of finish that is desirable.lfloreover, in the machines of the prior art the forms bearing thestockings are fed lengthwise therethrough, that is, one end of thestocking, usually the toe portion, is first introduced to the action ofthe singeing flames, and the flames act upon the stockings while thelatter are moving in the direction of their length. By reason of thisthe singeing of the stockings requires considerable time, comparativelyspeaking, it being obvious that the feeding of the stockings in thedirection of their length will occupy a longer period than were thestockings fed in the direction of their width, or cross wise. It is alsoapparent that in the longitudinal feeding of the stockings considerablegas is consumed in effecting the singeing, by reason of the timenecessary for the transit of the stockings through the singeing flames,so that a saving in the consumption of the gas is a materialdesidera-tum.

It is, therefore, the object ofthe present invention to provide asingeing machine of simple, compact and durable construction having itsparts so arranged and related that the stockings will have a fixed pathof movement through the machine, being subjected to the successive stepsincident to their finishing in an expeditious and thorough manner, andenabling the singeing flames to properly attack the loose fibers fromboth sides of the stockings and within the interstices thereof toeffectually carbonize and remove the same.

Furthermore, the present invention aims to provide a machine wherein thestockings are fed to the singeing flames while the stockings are movingin the direction of their width, or crosswise, thus permitting thestockings to be exposed to the flames for a brief period only, andeffecting a material saving in the amount of gas that is necessary tocarbonize the loose fibers.

Other objects and advantages will appear as the nature of theimprovements is better understood, and to the accomplishment of thesame, and the objects and advantages specifically enumerated, theinvention consists substantially in the novel construction, combinationand arrangement of parts hereinafter fully described, illustrated in theaccompanying drawings, and pointed out in the appended claims.

In the drawings, Figure l is a side elevation of a singeing machineconstructed in accordance with and embodying the principles of thepresent invention. Fig. 2 is a top plan view thereof. Figs. 3 and 4: arediagrammatic views, the former a plan and the latter a side elevation,illustrating the manner of driving the respective mechanisms of themachine Fig. 5 is an elevation in detail of the driving means for thecarbonized fiber-removing brushes. Fig. 6 is a plan view, and Fig. 7 isa side elevation, also diagrammatic, illustrating another form of theinvention. Fig. 8 is an inverted plan view, and Fig. 9 is a sideelevation, also diagrammatic, illustrating a further embodiment of theinvention.

Referring in detail to the drawings, the numeral 1 desi nates aplurality of supporting standar s, preferably three in num ber, saidstandards being arranged about a common center, and each of saidstandards is provided at its upper end with a plurality of pairs ofinwardly-extending lugs 2, the lugs of each guides that receive anannular carrier 3. 15 to be noted that the lower lug of projectsinwardly to a point beyond the upper lug, and the lower lu s, therefore,form supports that effectually liold the carrier 3. It will also beobserved, by reference to Fig. 2, that each pair of lugs 2 is slightlycurved in order to conform to the curved outer edge of the carrier 3,and by reason of this it will be seen that the carrier 3 may readilytravel between the pairs of lugs 2, and be held against both upward anddownward displacement.

The carrier 3 has arranged upon its upper edge a plurality ofupwardly-extending supportin forms 4. These forms are skeleton in outine, and ma be made of stout wire, and the purpose tiiereof is tosupport the stockings in distended condition during their transitthrough the machine. By reason of such distention the interstices of thestockings are opened, and the singeing flames may readily enter thereinfrom both sides of the stockings in order to carbonize the loose fibers,as will be presently described. It will be observed that the supportingforms 4 extend perpendicularly to the carrier 3. For driving the carrier3 the latter is provided with internal gear teeth 5, and meshing withsaid teeth is a pinion 6 that is carried by a vertically-extending shaft7, said shaft being journaled in suit- 5 able bearings 8 and 9 arranged,respectively,

near the upper and lower ends of one of the standards 1. The lowerbearing 9 is in the nature of a step bearing, and ad acent thereto isarranged a miter gear 10 that is fixedly connected to the shaft 7 forrotating the latter. LIeshing with the gear 10 is a muti lated mitergear 11, said gear being carried by a horizontal shaft 12 that isjournaled in suitable bearings 13 and 14, and said gear 11 is mutilatedin such manner as to impart only an intermittent movement to the shaft 7whereby the latter, in turn, causes the carrier 3 to rotate with anintermittent movement, thus imparting to the latter a series ofperiodical dwells as will hereinafter appear. The shaft 12 carries aworm-wheel l5, and said Worm-Wheel meshes with worm 16 that is mountedon a countershaft 17, the latter eing journaled in suitable bearings 18and carrying a. driving pulley 19 through the medium-of which motion iscommunicated to the countershaft 17 from a suitable source.

It will therefore be seen that while the countershaft 17 and the shaft12 cont-inuously rotate, movement therefrom is imparted to the shaft 7only intermittently, and this intermittent motion of the shaft 7 isutilized to cause the forms 4, bearing the stockings, to be successivelyadvanced from pair being spaced apart to form 1' It each pair the pointof application of the stockings lo the forms.

A burner support 20 is positioned at a point. adjacentto the shaft. 7,and extend- I iug upwardly from said support is a pair i of parallelburner tubes 21, said tubes being i perforated at their opposing facesto emit l the for the singeing flames. and said tubes are arranged atthe sides of the car i rier and in parallel relation to the forms -l-.so that the carrier passes between the l tubes in the rotary motion thatis imparted I thereto. Each of the tubes 21 is provided with a suitablemixing device 22, whereby the gas and an may be properly mixed, and iauyapproved construction of such device I may be employed. A brush support221 is I also arranged in proximity to one of the isuppcn-tingstandards 1. said support having a pair of upwardly-extending arms 24provided with bearing heads at their upper ends, the support being alsopro- 1 vided with a bearing bracket 26 that is arranged at a point belowthe plane of the lower edge of the carrier 3. The latter fits betweenthe arms 24, and journals-d in the heads and the bracket 26 i. a pair ofvertically-arranged brushes 27 the shafts of l which. 28, are providedat their upper edges l with inter-meshing gears 29. Through the l mediumof a pulley 30 that is carried by one i of the shafts 28 at its lowerend, simultal neous rotation is imparted to the brushes 27, and by thisrotation these brushes are caused to remove the carbonized fiber from Ithe singed stockings as the latter are carried by the forms 4 from theburner tubes 21.

The brushes 2? have continuous rotation.

I In order that the singed stockings may I be automatically removed fromthe forms 4-, after the stockings have been brushed to remove thecarbonized fiber therefrom, a

pair of stripping brushes 31 is employed.

Each of these brushes is arranged upon a horizontal shaft 3:2 that isjournaled in suitable bearings carried by parallel arms 33 of asupporting frame 34, the arms 33 being I slightly spaced from each otherto permit I the carrier 3 passing therebetween, and in will be ob- 4 issuccesl l the movement of the carrier it served that each of the formssively introduced to the bigl'lt of the brushes 31, and the latterrotating in a direction corresponding to the length of the forms 4 thestockings are drawn upwardly from the forms. The outermost brush 31 hasin proximity thereto a discharge chute 35, and extending upwardly fromthe upper end of said chute 35, and projecting over the space betweenthe brushes 31, is a hood 36 by which the stockings, as the same areremoved from the forms 4, are guided over the outermost brush 31 anddeposited upon the chute 35. This chute discharges the stockings into asuitable receptacle, or if desired a conveyer may be employed to removethe stockings to a suitable point or points after the same leave thechute 35. The shaft of each of the brushes 31 is provided with a drivingpulley 37, and through the medium of these pulleys proper rotation isimparted to said brushes 31 at the required speed.

By referring to Figs. 3 and elthe exact manner of driving the respectivemechanisms of the hereindescribed machine will be seen. A line shaft 38has mounted thereon a. pulley 39, which pulley is belted to the F pulley19; a second pulley 10 is carried by said shaft 38, which pulley isbelted to the pulley 00 of one of the brushes 2?, the belt from thepulley 10 to the pulley 30 travers ing .idler pulleys 41 mounted upon asupporting rod 12 that is fixedly connected to.

a bracket 43 carried by the brush support 23, and for driving thebrushes 31 a third pulley 44: is carried by the line shaft 38 from whichpulley two belts, one a straight belt, and one a cross belt, are carriedto the pulleys 37.

By referring to Fig. 2, and also to Fig. 3, it will be noted that thepulleys 37 are not in alinement, and thus the two belts referred to maybe readily connected to said pulleys in order that the brushes 31 may bedriven in reverse directions.

Figs. 6 and 7 illustrate another form of the invention. This formcontemplates positioning the carrier 3 to rotate in a vertical plane, incontradistinction to the horizontal plane of rotation characteristic ofthe form of the machine illustrated in Figs. 1 to 5. By referring toFigs. 6 and 7 it will be observed that the relative position of thecarrier 3 and the forms -1 supported thereby, and the burner tubes 21;the fiberremoving brushes 27, and the stripping-brushes 31, issul')stantially the same as in Figs. 1 to 5.

In Figs. 8 and 9 is illustrated a further adaptation of the invention,This form, however, is an embodiment almost identical with theembodiment disclosed by Figs. 1 to the difference residing in the factthat in lieu of the forms 1: projecting upwardly from the carrier 3, asin Figs. 1 to 5, these forms depend from the carrier, a. singlesupporting standard 4:5 being sufiicient to sustain the carrier 3 in itsproper working position.

In the forms disclosed in Figs. 6 to 9 is shown a feed conveycr -16 forautomatically positioning the stockings upon the forms 4-. Thisautomatic feeder may be employed also in connection with the formillustrated in Figs. 1 to 5, and as the construction of this feeder isfully set forth and described in our companion application filed Feb.13, 1908, Scr. No. 415,689. it is not. deemed necessary that the sameshould be described herein.

With the parts assembled as illustrated in Figs. 1 to the operation ofthe machine is as follows: The unsinged stockings are applied to each ofthe forms =1- prior to the entrance thereof between the burner tubes 21.The carrier 3 is at rest at: such time, this dwell of the carrier beingdue to the fact. that the teeth of the mutilated gear 11 are not inengagement with the teeth of the gear 10. \Vhen, however, suchengagement takes place the shaft 7 caused to rotate a I sufiicientextent to pass the unsinged stocking between the burner tubes 21 and tobring the same to rest at a point between the burner tubes and thebrushes 2?. O11 the next, movement of the carrier 3 the singed stockingis passed between the brushes 27, and by the action of the latter thecarbonized fibers are removed from the stocking, and when the carrier 3again comes to rest the form carrying the stocking lies between thestripping brushes 31. By the action of the latter the singed and brushedstocking is drawn upwardly from the form, and dcflected by the hood 36into the chute 3:), from which the stocking is discharged either into areceptacle or upon a conveyer, as previously stated. The next movementof the carrier 3 brings the form from which the stocking has beenremoved to the point of application of the unsinged stockings, at whichpoint another stocking is positioned thereon, and the cycle ofoperations described repeated. In passing through the burner tubes, theflames readily attack the loose fibers, by reason of the distendedcondition of the stocking and, moreover, the stocking passes through thesingeing flames in the direction of its Width and not of its length, sothat only a. very brief period of time is required for the passage ofthe stocking through the flames. This permits the stocking to be quicklysinged, and in the transit of the stocking through the machine the samehas a fixed path of movement from which the forms 4: do not deviate, andaccurate work is thus assured.

A feature of decided advantage in connection with the present inventionis the fact that as the stockings are fed to the burner tubes the edgeof the stocking nearest thereto is introduced throughout its entirelength to the action of the singcing flames, and this enables the toeportion of the stocking, as well as the mouth thereof, to enter thesingeing flames simultaneously. In this respect the stocking isintroduced to the singeing flames in a. direct line.

Having thus described the invention, what is claimed as new, and desiredto be secured by Letters Patent, is:

1. In a machine of the class described, a carrier, article supportsarranged upon said carrier and extending perpendicularly thereto,singeing means arranged in juxtaposition to said carrier, and means f rcausing relative movementbetween said carrier and aid siugeing means tosubject the articles to the action of the singeiug means 2. In a machineof the class'described, a rotatable carrier. article. supports arrangedupon said carrier and extending perpendicularly thereto, sin ';ein meansarranged in juxtaposition to said carrier, and means for operating saidcarrier.

3. In a machine of the class described, a rotatable carrier, articlesupports arranged upon said carrier and extending perpendicularlythereto, singeing means arranged in parallel relation to said articlesupports, and means for operating said carrier.

4;. In a machine of the class described, means for supporting thearticles to be singed. means for singeing said articles, means forcausing a relative movement between said supporting means and thesingeing means, whereby the singeing means'are caused to act upon thearticles in the di rection of their width, means for removing thecarbonized fiber from the singed articles, and means for removing thearticles from said supporting means.

.3. In a machine of the class described, means for singeing, a supportfor the articles to be singed having moiement relatively to saidsingeing means, whereby the artlcles to be singed are presented to thesingeing means in the direction of the width of said article means forremoving the carbonized fiber from the singed articles, and means forremoving the articles from said support.

6. In a machine of the class described, means for singeing, a supportfor the articles to be singed having movement relatively to saidsingeing means, whereby the articles to be singed are presented to thesingeing means in the direction of the width of said articles, means forimparting intermittent movement to said support, means for removing thecarbonized fiber from the singed articles, and means for removing thearticles from said support.

T. In a machine of the class described, a rotating carrier, means forsupporting thereon the articles to be singed, means for singeing saidarticles, means for actuating said carrier whereby the latter is causedto present the articles in the direction of their width to the action ofthe singeing means, means for removing the carbonized fiber from thesinged articles, and means for removing the articles from the supportingmeans.

8. In a machine of the class described, an annular carrier, means forsupporting thereon the articles to be singed, means for singeing saidarticles, and means for actuating said carrier whereby the latter iscaused to present the articles in the direction of their width to theaction of the singeing means.

9. In a machine of the, class described, an annular ca rricr. means forsupporting thereon the articles to be singed, means for singeing saidarticlcs, means for actuating said. carrier whereby the latter is causedto present the articles in the direction of their width to the action ofthe singeing means, and means for removing the carbonized fiber from thesinged articles.

10. In a machine of the class described, an annular carrier, means forsupporting thereon the articles to be singed, means for singeing saidarticle-s, means for actuating said carrier whereby the latter is causedto presentthe articles in the direction of their width to the, action ofthe singeing means, means for removing the carbonized fiber from thesinged articles, and. means for removing the articles from thesupporting means.

11. In a machine of the class described, an annular carrier, means forsupporting thereon the articles to be singed, means for singeing saidarticles, and means for intermittently actuating said carrier to causethe latter to present the articles in the direct-ion of their Width tothe action of the singeing means.

12. In a machine of the class described,an annular carrier, means forsupporting there on the articles to be singed, means for singeing saidarticles, means for intermittently actuating said carrier to cause thelatter to present the articles in the direction of their width to theaction of the singeing means, and means for removing the carbonizedfiber from the singed articles.

13. In a machine of the class described, an annular carrier, means forsupporting thereon the articles to be singed, means for singeing saidarticles, means for intermittently actuating said carrier to cause thelatter to presentthe articles in the direction of their width to theaction of the singeing means, means for removing the carbonized fiberfrom the singed articles, and means for removing the articles from thesupporting means.

14;. In a machine of the class described, an annular carrier, means forsupporting thereon the articles to be singed, a pair of burner tubes forsingeing said articles, and means for actuating said carrier whereby thearticles thereon are caused to pass in the direction of their widthbetween said burner tubes.

15. I11 a. machine of the class described, an annular carrier, means forsupporting thereon articles to be singed, a pan of burner tubes forsingeing said articles, means for actuating said carrier whereby thearticles thereon are caused to pass in the direction of their widthbetween said burner tubes, and, means for removin the carbonized fiberfrom the singed artic es.

16. In a machine of the class described, an annular carrier, means forsupporting thereon the articles to be singed, a pair of burner tubes forsingeing said articles, means for actuating said carrier whereby thearticles thereon are caused to pass in the direction of their widthbetween said burner tubes, means for removing the carbonized fiber fromthe singed articles, and means for reremoving the articles from thesupporting means.

18. In a machine of the class described, an annular carrier, means forsupporting thereon the articles to be singed, a pair of burner tubes forsingeing said articles, means for actuating said carrier whereby thearticles thereon are caused to pass in the direction of their widthbetween said burner tubes, a

1: moving the articles from the supporting pair of brushes between whichsaid articles means. are passed for removing the carbonized fiber 17. Ina machine of the class described, an from the singed articles, and a Pof r pannular carrier, means for supporting there pi g s es r Y ng thearticles from on the articles to be singed, a palr of burner th P1 gBlefllls- 35 13 tubes for singeing said articles, means for In testimonywhereof we aiiix our signaactuating said carrier whereby the articlestnres, in the presence of two witnesses. thereon are caused to pass inthe direction THOIHAS ALLSOP. of their width between said burner tubes,W'ALTER. IV. SIBSON. a pair of brushes between which said arti-Vitnesses:

2o cles are passed for removing the carbonized RALPH BI. ERWIN,

fiber from the singed articles, and means for ELERY L. SMITH.

DISCLAIMER- 919,999.T/1.0mas Allsop and TI /Alter TV: Gibson,Philadelphia, Pa. SINGEING- MACHINE. Patent dated April 27 1909.Disclaimer filed June 10, 1910, by

- the assignee, T [w Philadelphia Drying Mac/winery Conqxmy.

-Enters this disclaimer To that part of the claim of said specificationwhich is included in the numbered claims 1 to 7, inclusive, and in thefollowing words, to Wit:

1. In a machine of the class described, a carrier, article supportsarranged upon said carrier and extending perpendicularly thereto,singeing means arranged in juxtaposition to said carrier, and means forcausing relative movement between said carrier and said singeing meansto subject the articles to the action of the singeing means.

2. In a machine of the class described, a rotatable carrier, articlesupports arranged upon said carrier and extending perpendicularlythereto, singeing means arranged in juxtaposition to said carrier, andmeans for operating said carrier.

3. In a machine of the class described, a rotatable carrier, articlesupports arranged upon said carrier and extending perpendicularlythereto, singeing means arranged in parallel relation to said articlesupports, and means for operating said carrier.

4:. In a. machine of the class described, means for supporting thearticles to be singed, means for singeing said articles, means forcausing a relative movement between said supporting means and thesingeing means, whereby the singeing means are caused to act upon thearticles in the direction of their width, means for removing thecarbonized fiber from the singed articles, and means for removing thearticles from said supporting means.

5. In a machine of the class described, means for singeing, a supportfor the articles to be singed having movement relatively to saidsingeing means, whereby the articles to be singed are presented to thesingcing means in the direction of the Width of said articles, means forremoving the carbonized fiber from the singed articles, and means forremoving the articles from said support.

6. In a machine of the class described, means for singeing, a supportfor the articles to be singed having movement relatively to saidsingeing means, whereby. the articles to be singed are presented to thesingeing means in the direction of the width of said articles, means forimparting intermittent movement to said support, means for removing thecarbonized fiber from the singed articles, and means for removing thearticles from said support.

7 In a machine of the class described, a rotating carrier, means forsupporting thereon the articles to be singed, means for singeing saidarticles, means for actuating said carrier whereby the latter is causedto present the articles in the direction of their width to the action ofthe singeing means, means for removing the carbonized fiber from thesinged articles, and means for removing the articles from the supportingmeans.[ ()jicz'al Gazette, June 1, 1910.]

16. In a machine of the class described, an annular carrier, means forsupporting thereon the articles to be singed, a pair of burner tubes forsingeing said articles, means for actuating said carrier whereby thearticles thereon are caused to pass in the direction of their widthbetween said burner tubes, means for removing the carbonized fiber fromthe singed articles, and means for reremoving the articles from thesupporting means.

18. In a machine of the class described, an annular carrier, means forsupporting thereon the articles to be singed, a pair of burner tubes forsingeing said articles, means for actuating said carrier whereby thearticles thereon are caused to pass in the direction of their widthbetween said burner tubes, a

1: moving the articles from the supporting pair of brushes between whichsaid articles means. are passed for removing the carbonized fiber 17. Ina machine of the class described, an from the singed articles, and a Pof r pannular carrier, means for supporting there pi g s es r Y ng thearticles from on the articles to be singed, a palr of burner th P1 gBlefllls- 35 13 tubes for singeing said articles, means for In testimonywhereof we aiiix our signaactuating said carrier whereby the articlestnres, in the presence of two witnesses. thereon are caused to pass inthe direction THOIHAS ALLSOP. of their width between said burner tubes,W'ALTER. IV. SIBSON. a pair of brushes between which said arti-Vitnesses:

2o cles are passed for removing the carbonized RALPH BI. ERWIN,

fiber from the singed articles, and means for ELERY L. SMITH.

DISCLAIMER- 919,999.T/1.0mas Allsop and TI /Alter TV: Gibson,Philadelphia, Pa. SINGEING- MACHINE. Patent dated April 27 1909.Disclaimer filed June 10, 1910, by

- the assignee, T [w Philadelphia Drying Mac/winery Conqxmy.

-Enters this disclaimer To that part of the claim of said specificationwhich is included in the numbered claims 1 to 7, inclusive, and in thefollowing words, to Wit:

1. In a machine of the class described, a carrier, article supportsarranged upon said carrier and extending perpendicularly thereto,singeing means arranged in juxtaposition to said carrier, and means forcausing relative movement between said carrier and said singeing meansto subject the articles to the action of the singeing means.

2. In a machine of the class described, a rotatable carrier, articlesupports arranged upon said carrier and extending perpendicularlythereto, singeing means arranged in juxtaposition to said carrier, andmeans for operating said carrier.

3. In a machine of the class described, a rotatable carrier, articlesupports arranged upon said carrier and extending perpendicularlythereto, singeing means arranged in parallel relation to said articlesupports, and means for operating said carrier.

4:. In a. machine of the class described, means for supporting thearticles to be singed, means for singeing said articles, means forcausing a relative movement between said supporting means and thesingeing means, whereby the singeing means are caused to act upon thearticles in the direction of their width, means for removing thecarbonized fiber from the singed articles, and means for removing thearticles from said supporting means.

5. In a machine of the class described, means for singeing, a supportfor the articles to be singed having movement relatively to saidsingeing means, whereby the articles to be singed are presented to thesingcing means in the direction of the Width of said articles, means forremoving the carbonized fiber from the singed articles, and means forremoving the articles from said support.

6. In a machine of the class described, means for singeing, a supportfor the articles to be singed having movement relatively to saidsingeing means, whereby. the articles to be singed are presented to thesingeing means in the direction of the width of said articles, means forimparting intermittent movement to said support, means for removing thecarbonized fiber from the singed articles, and means for removing thearticles from said support.

7 In a machine of the class described, a rotating carrier, means forsupporting thereon the articles to be singed, means for singeing saidarticles, means for actuating said carrier whereby the latter is causedto present the articles in the direction of their width to the action ofthe singeing means, means for removing the carbonized fiber from thesinged articles, and means for removing the articles from the supportingmeans.[ ()jicz'al Gazette, June 1, 1910.]

Disclaimer in Letters Patent No. 919,999.

DISCLAIMER- 919,999. T/mrmm i'l/Lw and llir/hr ll". SUV/ma,Philadelphia,

lW/HHINE. Patent dated April :27, 1999. Disclaimer tiled June It),

Enters this disclaimer To that part of the claim of said sl'ierilicationwhich is included in the numhered claims 1 to T, inclusive, and in thefollowing words, to wit:

1. in a ma hine of the class descrihcd. a carrier, article supportsarranged upon said carrier and extending perpcndicnlarly thereto,singeing means arranged in juxtaposition to said carrier, and means forcausing relative ll]l)\'tl.l)ti!l helm-en aid carrier and said sine cinemeans to suhject the articles to the action of the ing'eing means.

2. in a machine of the class described, a rotatahle earrien arrangedupon said carrier and extending perpendicnlarly thereto. sing-mgr meansarranged in juxtaposition to said carrier, and means for o n'n'ating'said carrier.

3. in a machine of the class descrihcd, a rotatahle carrier. artii'lcsnppnrts arranged upon said carrier and extending perpemlicnlarl tillii'(,ll) sing-wing means arranged in parallel relation to saidarticle supports, and means for operating said carrier.

4. in a machine of the. class described, means For supporting thearticles to he singed, means for singeing said articles, means forcausing :1 rclatirc movement between said supporting means and thesing-eing means, wherein the singcing' means are caused to act upon thearticles in the direction of their \\'idlh means for rcnnn' ing thecarbonized lilJCl' from the singed articles, and means for rennn'ing'the art it-les from said supporting means.

5. In a machine of the class described, means lor sing'einy, a supportfor the articles to he singed having movement relativel to said singcingmeans, wherehy the articles to he singed are presented to the singeingmeans in the direction ol' the width of said articles, means forremoving the carbonized liher l'rom the singed articles, and means forremoving the articles from said support.

6. In a machine of the class described, means for singeing, a support,for the articles to he singed having movement relatively to saidsingeing means. whereby the articles to he sii'iged are presented to thesingeing means in the direction of the width of said articles, means forimparting intermittent movement to said support, means for removing thecarbonized fiber from the singed articles. and means tor removing thearticles from said support.

7. In a machine of the class described, a rotating carrier. means forthereon the articles to he singed, means for singeing said articles,means for actuating said carrier whereby the latter is caused to presentthe articles in the direction of their width to the action of thesingeing means, means for removing the carhonized fiber from the singedarticles, and means for removing the articles from the supportingmeans."-[ Ojicz'al Gazette, June 21, 1.910.]

article supports supporting

